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The Level4Suit™ - Unparalleled Patient Interaction

Douglas Lyon, a physician and epidemiologist from Portland, Oregon on his way to Sierra Leone was quoted in Bloomberg (Sep 2014), concerning the poor interactive care they could provide to patients while wearing the current CDC approved suits and the effects of the extreme conditions healthcare workers experience, while wearing the current suits:

‘In my space suit, I won’t be able to connect and provide reassurance with a smile, body language or a concerned look,” Lyon said. “I won’t be able to provide a reassuring human touch or even listen to their lungs or heart and what I believe to be my best physician strength -- cool clarity of mind. This will be much harder to find.”

Direct eye-contact with the patient and facial expressions of the health worker are possible. The “space suit” appearance of the health worker’s is eliminated; the vital emotional needs of the patient are met.

The Level4Suit™design includes a port for a stethoscope

A specialized port allows the healthcare worker to safely use a stethoscope to listen to the patient’s heart, lungs and abdomen. Unlike the current CDC approved suits, the Level4Suit™ allows the healthcare worker to monitor valuable patient information to help diagnose the patient’s health status.